Tag: Startups

Helena Dweck
Sending an Air Hug Helena Dweck’s early return from a semester abroad in Italy sparked a business idea.
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April 3, 2020

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B.E.T.A. Challenge
The B.E.T.A. Challenge Goes Online Even from a distance, the Babson community came together to support this year's B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists.
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Kait Smith Lanthier
Kait Smith Lanthier is the Director, Content Strategy at Babson College and the Managing Editor of Babson Thought & Action. Her writing has appeared in print and online in a variety of outlets including USA Today, Yahoo Shine, YourTango, CosmoGirl, and First for Women magazine. Smith earned her undergraduate degree in journalism and graduate degree in integrated marketing, both from Marist College.
April 2, 2020

Posted in Community

Pitching your business online
Pitching Your Business Online? Don’t Forget to Test Your Tech Perfecting your pitch requires a number of practice rounds. Yet when you're pitching your business online, preparation is even more paramount.
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March 31, 2020

Posted in Insights

Pitch at the BETA Challenge
How to Pivot Your Pitch and Go Online You can still get an audience with investors. You can still participate in a pitch competition. The catch—you’ve got to do it online. Here's how.
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March 26, 2020

Posted in Insights

Popped Water Lily Seeds Go Prime Time Nadine Habayeb is about to swim with the sharks as she attempts to seal a deal for her snack company, Bohana, on ABC’s Shark Tank on Friday night, March 20.
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March 20, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Alberto Perlman at GEM
Lessons from Zumba's Disruptive Business Model Fitness is an industry filled with disruptive business models. What can we learn from Zumba’s?
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March 12, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Babson Entrepreneurs Converge on Miami Miami was home to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s annual meeting and Report Launch.
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March 5, 2020

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Entrepreneurs Worldwide Want Their Business to Make a Difference Forty percent of entrepreneurs in 35 economies want to use their business to make a difference in the world.
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March 3, 2020

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Debbie Cohen '19 of Yad
Entrepreneurs Don’t Go It Alone at Babson While she was launching Yad, her home decor business, Debbie Cohen ’19 took full advantage of the many resources that Babson offers budding entrepreneurs.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
February 28, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Shay Gaafar MBA’19 and how to rebrand your business
Want to Know How to Rebrand Your Business? Think Customer First. Shay Gaafar MBA’19 says that learning how to rebrand your business is easier when you keep customers, not marketing, top of mind.
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February 25, 2020

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